M-KOPA | News, Hiring, Layoffs, Competitors, CEO, Fundraising Insights
M-KOPA is a UK-headquartered fintech company focused on providing affordable smartphones and digital financial services to underserved...
M-KOPA is a UK-headquartered fintech company focused on providing affordable smartphones and digital financial services to underserved individuals in emerging markets. With operations in several African countries, M-KOPA has extended over $1.5 billion in credit to more than 5 million customers through an innovative financing model that allows for daily repayments. The company leverages payments data and AI-driven analytics to build credit records for customers, facilitating access to digital loans, data subscriptions, and insurance.
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Size
1001-5000 employees
Industry
Financial Services
Specialities
smartphones, fintech, digital finance, technology, financial inclusion, digital connectivity, emerging markets, e-mobility, impact
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🛍️ M-KOPA Product and Pricing News
- M-KOPA is among the BNPL providers in Kenya facing scrutiny from regulators and lawmakers due to complaints about predatory lending practices.
- M-KOPA is reportedly collaborating with HMD Global to release the M-Kopa X30 smartphone with a 720p display, Unisoc T612 chipset, and a 50MP front camera, exclusively in Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, and Uganda.
- M-KOPA Loans Kenya Limited is now regulated by the Central Bank of Kenya.
- M-KOPA's Kipkaren branch is now offering the 'More than a Phone' X-series smartphones with financial services and medical insurance in partnership with Turaco.
- M-KOPA launched the M-KOPA X2 smartphone with asset financing in Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania, offering affordable access to modern technology with flexible payment options.
- M-KOPA Kenya unveiled its 2024 Impact Report at a media roundtable, highlighting its role in digital connectivity and financial inclusion, and addressing tax disputes with KRA.
- M-KOPA's Product Director Tsakane Ngoepe will speak at the Africa Tech Festival on November 12 about strategies for expanding women's digital access and financial inclusion.
- M-KOPA has been recognized by the Financial Times as one of Africa's fastest-growing companies in 2022, 2023, and 2024, and by TIME100 as one of the most influential companies in the world in 2023 and 2024.
👔 M-KOPA CEO, Management and Leadership Team
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Product Director
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Director of Mobility
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Director of Engineering[email protected]
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CEO and co-founder[email protected]
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Chief Technology Officer[email protected]
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Chief Product Officer[email protected]
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Chief Commercial Officer M-KOPA[email protected]
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Customer Care Executive[email protected]
⚔️ M-KOPA Alternatives and Competitors
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- Messenger |
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- Bboxx |
- Tugende |
- Apple Capital |
- ZOLA Electric |
- Clean Fund |
- EAM Solar |
- Philux Global Group |
- TradeDepot
💼 M-KOPA Hiring and Layoffs
- M-KOPA has restructured its board, changing several roles from 'Investor Director' to 'Non-Executive Director' and adding specific titles for Rajeev Suri and Katsuya Kashiki.
- Adiba Ighodaro has joined M-KOPA as a Non Executive Director in the United Kingdom, previously holding a position at another company.
- Evans Kojo Nyarkoh has left M-KOPA as a Field Sales Manager to join Muvars Car Rental & Logistics as a Business Development Coordinator in Ghana.
- Desmond Mukolwe, Head of Operational Excellence at M-KOPA, emphasized the importance of using both traditional and modern metrics to measure the impact of mental health programs on productivity and retention.
- M-KOPA has appointed CPA Prossy Akankunda to the finance and tax department in Uganda.
- Eder Prieto Fernández has left M-KOPA, where he was a C# Senior Backend Engineer in the Greater Bilbao Metropolitan Area, to become a Tech Lead at Metizoft AS.
- M-KOPA is hiring for multiple positions including Logistics Officer in Tamale, Stock Controller in Dansoman, HR Shared Services Manager in Kenya, and Retail Operations Manager in Johannesburg.
🤖 M-KOPA Developer, Integration and Automation News
- M-KOPA partnered with a telecommunications company, Meta, and Google to add five new devices to the Lipa Mdogo Mdogo initiative, enabling low-income users to buy 4G smartphones with daily payments of $0.20.
📈 M-KOPA Financials, Fundraising and Valuation News
- M-KOPA has deployed over $1 billion in credit to underbanked individuals, with 42% of their customers being first-time smartphone users, highlighting their impact on financial inclusion.
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